By Robert Romano Effective April 13, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) began enforcing a naval blockade of all traffic to and from Iranian ports on President Donald Trump’s orders, with the President determined to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the continued ceasefire between […]

By Robert Romano A group of liberal Republicans in the House are advancing legislation that would be an effective amnesty for millions of illegal aliens, including the so-called “dreamers” that former President Barack Obama originally allowed to stay in the U.S. via his 2012 Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The gang is led by U.S. Rep. Maria […]

By Robert Romano Wars are not cheap, and neither are oil shocks, as can be instantly seen in consumer prices that jumped 0.9 percent in March alone, or at a 3.3 percent rate the last 12 months, according to the latest data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . That is up from 0.2 percent or 2.4 percent […]

By Robert Romano Republican Clay Fuller on April 7 easily won his election bid in a special election runoff in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District over Democrat Shawn Harris, 55.9 percent to 44.1 percent, or 72,304 votes to 57,030 as of this writing. That had followed a March 10 jungle primary for the seat that had been vacated by former U.S. Rep. Marjorie […]

By Robert Romano A fragile two-week ceasefire was reached by the U.S., Israel and Iran on April 7 in the lead up to President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s power plants and other infrastructure, with Pakistan playing a key role in brokering the temporary agreement. Under […]

By Robert Romano “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!”   That was President Donald Trump on April 5 , threatening to […]

By Robert Romano The U.S. unemployment rate once again dipped in March down to 4.3 percent from its November 2025 peak of 4.5 percent, and the unemployment level dropped by 332,000 in March to 7.2 million, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment level […]

By Robert Romano “The nuclear sites that we obliterated with the B2 bombers have been hit so hard that it would take months to get near the nuclear dust. And we have it under intense satellite surveillance and control. If we see them make a move, even […]

Much Ado About Nothing By Robert Romano House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) have come to a deal to end the 47-day partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security by adopting a Senate-passed measure that funds the entire department through Sept. 30 […]

By Robert Romano “[T]hese brave men and women who serve DHS deserve to get their paychecks. The President wants to see that happen and he wants Congress to come back to get it done.” That was White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on March 30 noting that President Donald Trump […]

By Robert Romano We are once again in the longest partial government shutdown in history, with the Department of Homeland Security unfunded for 45 straight days, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection that received additional funding in the 2025 One […]

By Robert Romano The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been on its back for 42 days, almost 500 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have quit and travelers have been experiencing the longest lines at airports in U.S. history, all to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) […]

By Robert Romano Senate Democrats, after saying they would support such a measure, balked at supporting an appropriations bill, H.R. 7147 , for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that had Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) excised. The amendment, offered by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) , would remove $5.4 billion from ICE that was included in the […]

By Robert Romano Headed into the 2026 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) partial shutdown, Democrats were demanding judicial warrants for immigration enforcement, no more masking for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, a use of force standard and a bar on alleged racial profiling. Now, there is […]

By Robert Romano Almost 40 days into another partial government shutdown and Congress is no closer fully funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and so instead appear poised to fund all parts of the department except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which would be further funded in another budget reconciliation bill similar to the […]